Category: Drawing
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Physiognomy
Due to an incredibly inconvenient virus, of which we have heard far too much about, I have had time to study something I find terrifying – drawing faces. I have thankfully remained employed, but my education has gone digital. I need not describe to you the trials of an online studio class, however, I have…
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My Apologies. I’ve Been Away.
It has been over a year since the last post made its appearance on this site. The reason being, of course, that life has happened. I’m in the middle of working on a degree in Architecture. Individuals and traffic guards have asked why I am not going to college for Art. I have at least…
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An Old Treasure
One of my family’s hobbies is to go antiquing. Quite frequently, too. We usually never buy anything, we just dream and browse. Occasionally, though, one of us will find a treasure shining in its corner for a price we can’t pass up. So it was one day when I rounded a corner in the back…
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Triptych
At the request of my sister, I painted a simple triptych to hang over her bed. The pieces are clean and clear and made to complement each other and the room they are in. For all you fellow watercolourists, I’ve been busy, and therefore unable to participate in #WorldWatercolorMonth. (In fact, I’ve been a traitor, and…
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St. Peter’s Dome
This drawing is the most detailed I have yet drafted. It was a headache to get correct perspective, and the drawing took four days to complete, but here it is. The actual dome was redesigned by Michelangelo, as the preceding dome was, according to James Lees-Milne, “too eclectic, too pernickety, and too tasteless to have…
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The Mausoleum
When my siblings and I were younger, we had the chance to go to work with dad on special days. We would excitedly get up at 5am to drive down to Baltimore to spend the rest of the day in a cemetery. The cemetery wasn’t just any burial ground, it was Greenmount. Just about the…
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Puente Nuevo
The Puente Nuevo in Ronda, Spain, is a dramatic structure used (quite naturally) as a bridge, but it has also served as a prison. The bridge was built to replace a previous bridge which collapsed, taking fifty lives with it. Obviously, the people of Ronda wanted a strong, firm bridge (who wouldn’t, after a disaster…
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A Horse
Drawing people and animals was never my forte. I can’t seem to capture the life which living things seem to hold. Proportions and lines become thrown off and the drawing always ends in disaster. I decided to give it another whack, and I think it turned out alright, though the horse’s proportions seem to be…
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Cambrai- World War I
The Battle of Cambrai was the first large scale battle in which tanks were used. The American Civil War is considered to be the first modern war, but World War I introduced so many new weapons and concepts, it must have been truly terrifying. Canadian troops are walking through the rubble. The Parish of St.…
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Study on Beatrix Potter
I’ve always admired the work of Beatrix Potter. She paid attention to detail, and managed to add a human touch to the animals in her stories that preserved their natural looks without giving them a frightening resemblance to humans with animal heads. She was a rare success in a time when women weren’t considered equals…